To begin, I
directly inked my embossing folder, on the raised part, then inserted a piece
of watercolor paper and embossed with my Cuttlebug. After embossing, I
used my waterbrush pen to distribute some of the color onto the white parts of
my paper.

Be sure and let
your paper dry thoroughly before proceeding to the next step.

You'll need:

an acrylic block or
craft mat

white distress paint

a water mister

I use the Tim Holtz Picket Fence Distress Paint dabber, and
just dab onto my acrylic block, then spritz with a bit of water.
Dip the wet toothbrush into the mixture and spray with your thumb. Use a
small paintbrush to add larger dots on your project. Let dry
completely. Since waterpaper sometimes buckles or warps after painting, I
like to run it through my Xyron 9" Creative Station to get full edge to
edge coverage. It makes such a big difference when adding it to cardstock.
A craft iron would work as well, to smooth out the warping.

For the sleigh, I
used the same ink as I did for the trees.... Colorbox Saddle archival dye
ink. I wanted to keep the color scheme with the same earth tones.

Once I fussy cut my
image, I trimmed off the "rails" on the sleigh and ran it
through my Xyron sticker maker so as not to tear it, then applied it directly
to my card. I popped up the sleigh bed itself, with foam squares to
give it added dimension.

I even made a cozy
blanket for riding in the sleigh, cutting up a May Arts Ribbon Rosette and
adding some mini pom pom trim. The snow was made with Flower Soft in
Polar White and Flower Soft glue,
purchased from Suzy's shop. I love that she has so many great accessories
for cardmaking. Oh, I almost forgot to mention.... I took a craft
knife to those sleigh rails. Initially, I wanted the wooded background to
show through the sleigh at the bottom, but then I went with snow. Still,
I think it gives it a more realistic look, to cut out those intricate
spaces. What do you think?

This was so much
fun to make. I hope you learned a new tip or trick and got a good
dose of inspiration from these amazing stamps! Stop by back by next
Friday for my last Guest Designer post for January. Thanks again for
having me, Suzy!

Beautiful project Terri! This would make a fantastic card for a guy or someone who loves the classic vintage look! ^__^ Thank you so much for the detailed step by step instructions, I love how you created the snow effect using paint! *Big Hugs* <3